Jawaharnagar জহরনগর | |||||
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| Light rail station | |||||
| Location | Agartala–Shillong Road, Sikaribari, Dhalai district, Tripura India | ||||
| Coordinates | 23°55′10″N 91°54′06″E / 23.9195°N 91.9016°E | ||||
| Elevation | 102 metres (335 ft) | ||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
| Operated by | Northeast Frontier Railway zone | ||||
| Line(s) | Lumding–Silchar | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||
| Connections | Taxicab stand, Auto rickshaw stand | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||
| Disabled access |  | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||
| Station code | JWNR | ||||
| Zone(s) | Northeast Frontier Railway Zone | ||||
| Division(s) | Lumding | ||||
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Jawaharnagar railway station is a railway station located near Sikaribari of Dhalai district in Tripura.
Jurisdiction[edit | edit source]
It is belongs to the Lumding railway division of the Northeast Frontier Railway Zone of Dhalai district in Tripura. The station code is JWNR.[1]
Line[edit | edit source]
The station falls on the line between Lumding Junction and Silchar.[2]
International access[edit | edit source]
A proposal has been mooted to create a 256 kilometres (159 mi) railway line to Myanmar via Mizoram to join the Trans-Asian Railway network in 2013.[3] Also a new proposal of railway line to Dhaka has cropped up in 2015, connecting Myanmar via Sairang in Mizoram.[4] The proposed rail line once established will further connect to Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia.[5]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "System Map". Northeast Frontier Railway zone. Indian Railways. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ↑ "North East Frontier Railway Map" (PDF). Ministry for Development of North Eastern Region. Government of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ↑ Sujit, Chakraborty (16 September 2013). "India's northeast to be linked to Trans-Asian Railway Network". Business Standard. Agartala. IANS. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ↑ Prabin, Kalita (15 February 2015). "Core Euro-Asia rail route may skip Assam, Manipur". The Times of India. Guwahati. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ↑ "Tripura seeks access to Trans-Asian Network". The Assam Tribune. Agartala. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Jawaharnagar railway station at the India Rail Info